It is when

"It is when we are trapped in incessant streams of compulsive thinking that the universe really disintegrates for us, and we lose the ability to sense the interconnectedness of all that exists."

~Eckhart Tolle

Words reduce reality

"Words reduce reality to something the human mind can grasp, which isn’t very much."

— Eckhart Tolle

You find peace

"You find peace not by rearranging the circumstances of your life, but by realizing who you are at the deepest level."

— Eckhart Tolle

Life is the dancer

"Life is the dancer and you are the dance."

— Eckhart Tolle

Death is a stripping away

"Death is a stripping away of all that is not you. The secret of life is to "die before you die" --- and find that there is no death."

— Eckhart Tolle

Give up defining yourself

"Give up defining yourself - to yourself or to others. You won't die. You will come to life. And don't be concerned with how others define you. When they define you, they are limiting themselves, so it's their problem. Whenever you interact with people, don't be there primarily as a function or a role, but as the field of conscious Presence. You can only lose something that you have, but you cannot lose something that you are."

— Eckhart Tolle

Man made God

"Man made God in his own image..."

— Eckhart Tolle

whenever there is inspiration

"...whenever there is inspiration...and enthusiasm...there is a creative empowerment that goes far beyond what a mere person is capable of."

— Eckhart Tolle

You do not become good

"You do not become good by trying to be good, but by finding the goodness that is already within you, and allowing that goodness to emerge."

— Eckhart Tolle

Don't let a mad world

"Don't let a mad world tell you that success is anything other than a successful present moment."

— Eckhart Tolle

Can you look

"Can you look without the voice in your head commenting, drawing conclusions, comparing, or trying to figure something out?"

— Eckhart Tolle

Nonresistance

"Nonresistance is the key to the greatest power in the universe."

— Eckhart Tolle

Through the present moment

"Through the present moment, you have access to the power of life itself, that which has traditionally been called "God." As soon as you turn away from it, God ceases to be a reality in your life, and all you are left with is the mental concept of God, which some people believe in and others deny. Even belief in God is only a poor substitute for the living reality of God manifesting every moment of your life."

— Eckhart Tolle

Doing

"Doing is never enough if you neglect Being."

— Eckhart Tolle

The primary cause

"The primary cause of unhappiness is never the situation but you thoughts about it."

— Eckhart Tolle

Whatever you fight

"Whatever you fight, you strengthen, and what you resist, persists."

— Eckhart Tolle

Is there a difference

"Is there a difference between happiness and inner peace? Yes. Happiness depends on conditions being perceived as positive; inner peace does not."

— Eckhart Tolle

If you get

"If you get the inside right, the outside will fall into place."

— Eckhart Tolle

Even a stone

"Even a stone, and more easily a flower or a bird, could show you the way back to God, to the Source, to yourself. When you look at it or hold it and let it be without imposing a word of mental label on it, a sense of awe, of wonder, arises within you. Its essence silently communicates itself to you and reflects your own essence back to you."

— Eckhart Tolle

One thing we do know

"One thing we do know: Life will give you whatever experience is most helpful for the evolution of your consciousness. How do you know this is the experience you need? Because this is the experience you are having at this moment."

— Eckhart Tolle